Sony D2105 - Backing up and Restoring Content

To view the memory status
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap Settings > Storage.
To view the amount of free and used RAM
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap Settings > Apps > Running.
To clear the cache memory for all applications
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap Settings > Storage.
3
Tap Cached data > OK.
When you clear the cache memory, you don't lose any important information or settings.
To transfer media files to the memory card
1
Make sure you have a memory card inserted in your device.
2
From your Home screen, tap
.
3
Find and tap Settings > Storage > Transfer data to SD card.
4
Mark the file types that you want to transfer to the memory card.
5
Tap Transfer.
To stop applications and services from running
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap Settings > Apps > Running.
3
Select an application or service, then tap Stop.
To format the memory card
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap Settings > Storage > Erase SD card.
3
To confirm, tap Erase SD card > Erase everything
All content on the memory card gets erased when you format it. Make sure you make backups
of all data that you want to save before formatting the memory card. To back up your content,
you can copy it to a computer. For more information, see Managing files using a computer on
page 88 .
Backing up and restoring content
Generally, you should not save photos, videos and other personal content solely on
the internal memory of your device. If something should happen with the hardware, or
if your device is lost or stolen, the data stored on its internal memory is gone forever.
It is recommended to use the Xperia™ Companion software to make backups which
save your data safely to a computer, that is, an external device. This method is
especially recommended if you are updating your device software to a newer Android
version.
Using Backup & Restore, you can make a quick online backup of basic settings and
data with your Google™ account.
It is very important that you remember the password that you set when you make a data
backup. If you forget the password, it may not be possible to restore important data such as
contacts and messages.
Backing up data to a computer
Use the Xperia™ Companion software to back up data from your device to a PC or
an Apple
®
Mac
®
computer. You can back up the following types of data:
•
Contacts
•
Calendar
•
Settings
•
Media files such as music and videos
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